Improvement in underwaists



. B. ROBBINS. Underwast.

No.. 206,358. Parantez: uy 23, '1878.

NF ETERS. FHDTDMTHQGRAPMER. WASHINGTON. D c. v

`-serted between the side and back UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLEMENTINE B. BOBBINS, OF SOUTII ABINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN UNDERWAISTS.

Speeification forning part of Letters Patent No. 206,358, dated July 23,lS78; a]'1 lication filed June 22, 1878.

To all 'whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, CLEMENTINE B. Ron- BINS, of South Abington, in thecounty of Plymouth, State of ll'lassachusetts, have invented certain newand useful Inprovements in Underwaists, of which the following is adescription sufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable any personskilled in the art or science to which my invention appertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a frontelevation, and Fig. '2 a rear view.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding,` parts in thedifferent figures of the drawmg.

Myinvcntion relates more especially to a class of underwa-ists forladies7 wear known as the Dress-Reform lVaist and consists in a` 'novelConstruction and arrangement of the parts, as hereinafter more fully setforth and clained, by which a better-fitting, cheaper, and moreeffective article of this character is produced than is now in ordinaryuse.

In the drawings, A A represent the front pieces; B B, the front gore's;C C, the side pieces; D D, the side gores; E E, the yoke or neel;pieces; F F, the sleeves, and G G the back pieces. The side and backpieces are united by the seams a a under the sleeves F F, being cut outor sprnng to fit the form at this point, as required.

The gore-pieces D D are let into the botton of the side pieces, asshown, but may be inpieces, if preferred, or onitted entirely, and shortvertical slits be made at that part of the garment in place of thegores. The gores B B are double, the tops (Z (l and bottoms :v a: beingexpanded and the sides eurved inwardly, the front pieces A A and sidepieces C C being` eurved outwardly on their adjoining edges tocorrespond, and united to the same by the seams m m, as shown.

The neck-pieces E E, forning the yoke of the garment, are joined to theback-pieces G G by the seams z z, Which are preferably located sli ghtly back of the center of the sleeve. They are also united to the sleevesby the seams n n, and to the front of the garment by the seams ff, theside pieces, C (l, gores B B, and front pieces, A A, being gathered atthe top in forming the last-named seam.

The back is formcd in two pieces, united by the seam 7:, but may, ifpreferred, be cut in a single piece.

Buttons 71l lt are provided for attachi'g the shirts, drawers, &c., andg g for the stockingsupporters. A series of but-tons and buttonholes, rr, properl y disposed for that purpose, are also provided for buttonin gup the waistwhen in use.

My improved waist is designed to support the underskirts, drawers,stockings, &c., and relieve the waist and hips of the wearer from thelarger part of the burden usually imposed upon them in sustaining theunder-garments. Being cut to lit the form, and provided with gores, asshown, it also takes the place, in a large degree, of the ordinarycorset, causing the outer garment or dress to sitmuch better, especiallyacross the bust and over the hips, than is possible with the commonwaist.

It will be obvious that the sleeves may be omitted, if desired, and thatin the ordinary use of the waist no chcmise will be required also, thatthe gol-es B B may be made in two sections, or an upper and lower goreused instead, without departi n g from the spirit of my invention.

Haviug thus explaincd my invention, what I clairn is- The improvedunderwaist described, cousisting of the pieces A A C O G- G, gores B B DD, yoke E E, and sleeves F F, constructed and arranged to operatesubstantially as and for the purpose set forth and specifed.

CLEMENTINE B. ROBBINS. lllitesses:

MILLARD E. BnowN, L. D. RonmNs.

